Positive blood culture in hospital: Notification methods and impact of recommendations by an infectious disease specialist

Medecine et Maladies Infectieuses

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 76-79

  Gros, H ^a   Aslangul, E ^b   Lesprit, P ^c   Mainardi, J L ^d  

^a Centre Hospitalier Robert Ballanger CHRB   (France)

^b HÔTEL DIEU   (France)

^c HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

^d HÔPITAL EUROPÉEN GEORGES POMPIDOU   (France)

Author keywords

Antibiotic treatment; Bacteremia; Mobile infectious disease team; Recommendation

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AEROBIC BACTERIUM; AGED; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BLOOD CULTURE; CHILD; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; INFANT; INFECTION CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESCRIPTION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTEREMIA; BLOOD; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE NOTIFICATION; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; HOSPITAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; HOSPITAL RECORDS; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; INFECTIOUS DISEASE MEDICINE; MEDICAL AUDIT; PARIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84856624285     PISSN: 0399077X     EISSN: 17696690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.medmal.2011.05.003     Document Type: Article

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